Chapter 229: Wisdom Hunt VI

Several spears shattered upon impact, while others were forced away by the powerful energy wave.

However, Ripple didn’t stop.

He controlled the remaining spears and made them circle around Baraka.

Some attacked from above, while others approached from behind and the sides.

Baraka immediately turned around and swung his axe repeatedly.

His weapon mastery was impressive. Every swing carried enough precision to intercept several spears at once.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The golden spears were knocked away one after another.

But Ripple had already summoned another batch.

"Catch these too!"

The new spears shot towards Baraka from different directions.

The Orc Warlord roared and released another burst of frost energy.

A thick layer of ice armour formed around his body, covering his shoulders, chest, and arms.

The golden spears struck the armour.

Several penetrated its outer layer, but the rest were deflected.

Baraka laughed.

"Hahaha! Your weapons are powerful, little one, but they won’t be enough to defeat me!"

Ripple puffed out his cheeks.

"Don’t call me little!"

He raised his hands again, and the golden light surrounding him intensified.

Kaiser watched the exchange with interest.

’Ripple’s control is improving, but Baraka’s defence is quite troublesome.’

The Orc Warlord’s ice armour was reinforced with a considerable amount of energy. Simply throwing more spears at him might not be enough to break through it quickly.

Kaiser decided to help.

He raised one hand and focused on the ice armour covering Baraka’s chest.

The vibrations within the armour began changing.

At first, the difference was barely noticeable.

However, Kaiser gradually increased the intensity of the disturbance, creating countless tiny vibrations throughout the ice structure.

Crack!

A small fracture appeared near Baraka’s shoulder.

The Orc Warlord immediately turned towards Kaiser.

"What are you doing?!"

Kaiser smiled.

"Just testing something."

Baraka roared and charged towards him.

But before he could reach Kaiser, Ripple’s golden spears struck the damaged section of his armour.

BOOM!

The ice armour shattered around Baraka’s shoulder.

The Orc Warlord stumbled slightly, and his enormous body was forced to stop.

Ripple laughed.

"Got you!"

Baraka’s expression darkened.

"You two!"

He raised his battle axe with both hands.

An enormous amount of frost energy gathered around the weapon, causing the entire chamber to tremble.

Even Kaiser became slightly more serious.

’He’s preparing something powerful.’

Baraka’s eyes glowed blue as he looked towards the two intruders.

"Enough! I shall show you the power granted to me by the War God!"

The frost energy surrounding his body surged.

"Frostland Battle Art: Absolute Winter!"

The moment he finished speaking, an overwhelming wave of cold swept across the chamber.

The frozen platform beneath his feet expanded rapidly, and thick ice began covering the pillars and walls.

Even the air seemed to freeze.

Kaiser felt the temperature dropping at an alarming rate.

However, rather than being worried, he looked at the phenomenon with interest.

’This is a pretty powerful frost technique.’

Baraka raised his axe.

The enormous blade was now covered in a thick layer of blue energy, and countless ice crystals formed around it.

He swung it down.

A gigantic wave of frost energy rushed towards Kaiser and Ripple.

The attack covered almost the entire chamber, leaving very little room to dodge.

Kaiser raised his hand.

’Let’s see if I can control the vibrations on this scale.’

He extended his influence towards the incoming wave.

The vibrations in the air intensified, creating a massive shockwave that collided with the frost energy.

BOOOOOOM!

The chamber shook violently.

The two forces pushed against each other, creating a powerful disturbance that spread throughout the entire room.

Kaiser could feel the strain on his control.

’This attack is stronger than I expected.’

He increased the intensity of the vibrations.

At the same time, Ripple summoned another wave of golden spears.

"Fate King’s Arsenal!"

The spears gathered together, forming a massive golden formation before shooting directly into the centre of Baraka’s attack.

The combined force finally disrupted the frost wave.

CRACK!

The enormous mass of frost energy broke apart, scattering into countless fragments.

Baraka’s eyes widened.

Before he could launch another attack, Kaiser moved his hand.

The vibrations around the Orc Warlord’s legs suddenly slowed down.

A thick layer of Kaiser’s unusual ice formed around his feet, spreading upwards and binding his legs to the ground.

Baraka immediately tried to break free.

"What?!"

He raised his axe and attempted to shatter the ice.

However, the structure was far stronger than ordinary frost.

At that moment, Ripple’s golden spears descended.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The spears struck Baraka’s chest and shoulders, breaking through the remaining ice armour.

The Orc Warlord roared as his massive body staggered backwards.

But Kaiser wasn’t finished.

He gathered vibrations around his fingertips and concentrated them into a small sphere.

The sphere began glowing faintly.

’Let’s end this.’

He flicked his finger.

The sphere shot forward and struck Baraka directly in the chest.

BOOOOOOM!

A powerful explosion of concentrated vibrations erupted.

Baraka’s armour shattered completely, and his enormous body was thrown backwards.

He crashed into the frozen platform, creating a large crater beneath him.

For a moment, the chamber fell silent.

Kaiser lowered his hand and looked towards the fallen Orc Warlord.

Ripple floated beside him, watching the crater with curiosity.

"Father, is he dead?"

Kaiser didn’t answer immediately.

He could still sense a faint presence coming from within the crater.

"Not yet."

As expected, a moment later, the enormous Orc Warlord began moving.

Baraka slowly pushed himself up, using his battle axe to support his body.

His armour was shattered, and several wounds covered his grey skin. Blood trickled down his chest, freezing almost immediately as it touched the cold ground.

Yet his eyes were still burning with fighting spirit.

"Hahaha... Excellent!"

He raised his head and looked at Kaiser.

"To think I would meet such powerful challengers today!"

Kaiser looked at him calmly.

’This guy is surprisingly tough.’

Baraka tightened his grip around his battle axe.

"Come! The battle isn’t over yet!"

Kaiser smiled faintly.

"Good. I was just starting to enjoy myself."

He raised his hand once again, while Ripple summoned another group of golden spears.

Baraka roared as he raised his battle axe once again.

The frost energy surrounding his body suddenly intensified, and the shattered pieces of his ice armour began gathering around him. They melted into streams of blue energy before merging with his body, forming a new layer of armour.

His wounds also began freezing over, stopping the bleeding.

Kaiser watched the process with interest.

’He can recover by absorbing the surrounding frost energy?’

It wasn’t exactly regeneration, but the ability allowed Baraka to restore his defensive armour and stabilise his injuries using the energy in the environment.

Baraka slammed his battle axe against the ground.

BOOM!

A circular wave of frost spread throughout the chamber.

"Frostland Battle Art: Frozen Battlefield!"

The entire platform trembled as countless ice pillars emerged from the ground. Some were as thick as trees, while others were sharp and narrow, resembling enormous spears.

They surrounded Kaiser and Ripple from every direction.

Baraka raised his axe and pointed it towards them.

"Within this battlefield, my strength is absolute!"

Kaiser looked around.

’So he’s using a battlefield-type technique.’

The ice pillars weren’t merely obstacles. He could sense frost energy flowing through them, connecting the entire chamber to Baraka.

The Warlord was using the surrounding environment to strengthen himself while restricting his opponents’ movements.

It was an interesting technique.

However, Kaiser wasn’t particularly concerned.

He raised his hand and focused on the vibrations within the nearest ice pillar.

Crack!

The pillar suddenly trembled before breaking apart into hundreds of fragments.

Kaiser moved his fingers slightly.

The fragments stopped in midair.

’If I can manipulate the vibrations of matter, controlling its movement shouldn’t be impossible.’

He shifted his attention towards the remaining ice pillars.

One after another, they began trembling. Some shattered immediately, while others slowly broke apart as Kaiser increased the intensity of their vibrations.

Baraka’s expression changed.

"What kind of ability is that?!"

Kaiser didn’t answer.

Instead, he moved his hand towards the Orc Warlord.

The fragments of ice floating throughout the chamber suddenly shot towards Baraka.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The Warlord swung his axe repeatedly, destroying the incoming fragments before they could reach him.

However, that was exactly what Kaiser wanted.

While Baraka was occupied with the ice fragments, Ripple moved.

"Fate King’s Arsenal!"

Golden light gathered above the Orc Warlord.

Dozens of golden spears appeared and descended simultaneously.

Baraka immediately looked upwards.

"Not again!"

He raised his axe and released a powerful wave of frost energy.

The energy spread above him, forming a massive defensive dome.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The golden spears struck the dome, creating a series of explosions.

Although most of them were deflected, a few managed to penetrate the defence and struck Baraka’s shoulder.

The Orc Warlord grunted as he staggered.

At that moment, Kaiser raised his other hand.

The vibrations around Baraka’s body suddenly changed.

This time, he wasn’t targeting the ice armour or the surrounding environment.

He was focusing directly on the matter forming Baraka’s enormous body.

Kaiser had already experimented with manipulating the vibrations of different materials. However, influencing a living creature was considerably more difficult.

Baraka immediately felt something was wrong.

His muscles tightened, and his movements became sluggish for a brief moment.

"What?!"

He roared and released a burst of frost energy, attempting to push away Kaiser’s influence.

Kaiser narrowed his eyes.

’As expected, manipulating a living body is much harder.’

He didn’t force the ability any further.

Instead, he redirected the vibrations towards the ground beneath Baraka.

The frozen platform suddenly trembled.

CRACK!

A large section of the ground broke apart, causing the Orc Warlord to lose his balance.

Before he could recover, Ripple’s golden spears struck again.

BOOM!

Several spears pierced through his defensive armour.

Baraka stumbled backwards, but he managed to remain standing.

"Hahaha! Excellent! You two really are worthy opponents!"

Even after being pushed into such a disadvantageous position, the Orc Warlord continued laughing.

He raised his battle axe with both hands.

The blue energy surrounding the weapon began condensing, forming a sharp layer of frost around its blade.

"Frostland Battle Art: War God’s Judgement!"

The moment Baraka shouted, an enormous phantom of a battle axe appeared behind him.

It was several times larger than his actual weapon, and its blade carried an overwhelming amount of frost energy.

Kaiser looked at the phantom.

’That’s a powerful attack.’

Baraka swung his axe.

The enormous phantom followed his movement, descending towards Kaiser and Ripple with terrifying force.

The surrounding ice pillars shattered from the pressure alone.

Kaiser raised both hands.

’Let’s see how far I can push my control.’

He gathered vibrations throughout the chamber.

The air began trembling, and the ice beneath his feet started shaking violently.

A massive shockwave formed in front of him.

At the same time, he manipulated the vibrations within the incoming frost attack, attempting to disrupt its structure.

BOOOOOOM!

The shockwave collided with the phantom axe.

For a moment, the two forces remained locked against each other.

Kaiser felt the pressure increasing.

The phantom axe continued descending, gradually overpowering the shockwave.

’It’s stronger than I thought.’

He gritted his teeth and increased the intensity of the vibrations.

However, before the attack could reach them, a brilliant golden light flashed beside him.

Ripple floated forward.

"Father, I’ll help!"

He raised both hands, and all the golden spears he had summoned gathered together.

They formed a gigantic golden spear above his head.

"Fate King’s Arsenal!"

Ripple pointed towards Baraka.

The golden spear shot forward.

BOOOOOOM!

It struck the centre of the phantom axe.

The enormous weapon trembled before developing several cracks.

Kaiser immediately took advantage of the opening.

He redirected the vibrations concentrated around the phantom axe, increasing the disturbance within its structure.

CRACK!

The phantom shattered.

The remaining frost energy exploded throughout the chamber, scattering like countless blue crystals.

Baraka’s eyes widened.

Before he could react, Ripple’s golden spear continued forward and struck him directly.

BOOM!

The Orc Warlord was thrown backwards.

His enormous body crashed against one of the remaining ice pillars, breaking it apart.

His battle axe slipped from his hand and landed several metres away.

For a few seconds, Baraka didn’t move.

Kaiser lowered his hands and looked towards the fallen Warlord.

"That should be enough."

Ripple floated towards him.

"Father, I think I won!"

Kaiser glanced at the golden spear still floating beside Ripple.

"You did well."

Ripple immediately smiled.

However, before either of them could approach the Orc Warlord, a deep laugh echoed throughout the chamber.

"Hahaha... Hahahaha!"

Baraka slowly pushed himself up.

His body was covered in cracks and wounds, and the frost armour that had protected him was almost completely destroyed.

Yet he still managed to stand.

He looked towards Kaiser and Ripple with an excited expression.

"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

He spread his arms.

"To think that I would encounter two such powerful opponents in this place!"

Kaiser raised an eyebrow.

’This guy really doesn’t know when to give up.’

Baraka looked towards the battle axe lying nearby.

He slowly extended his hand, and the weapon flew back into his grasp.

However, instead of immediately attacking, he rested the axe against his shoulder.

"Tell me, Kaiser. Are you also someone who seeks the path of strength?"

Kaiser looked at him.

"Something like that."

Baraka nodded.

"Then you should understand. Strength is earned through battle! Every wound, every defeat, and every victory brings a warrior closer to the peak!"

Kaiser didn’t particularly disagree with that statement.

However, he wasn’t interested in discussing philosophy in the middle of a battle.

"So, are you done talking? I’d like to finish this."

Baraka stared at him for a moment before bursting into laughter again.

"Hahaha! Good! Very good!"

He tightened his grip around the axe.

"Then let us end this with one final exchange!"

The frost energy within the chamber began gathering around him once more.

Kaiser looked at Ripple.

"Stay alert. He’s preparing his final attack."

Ripple nodded.

"Okay, Father!"

Kaiser raised his hand, and the vibrations around his fingertips began intensifying.

This time, he planned to combine everything he had learned during the hunt.

The Frostland Orc Warlord had provided him with a much better opponent than he had expected.

He wasn’t going to waste the opportunity.